Brassiere



' july 29, 1924. 1,502,762

- s. lsARucl-l BRAssIRE Filed Oct. 16, 1922 gww/nboz Patented duly 29, 1924.

UNTE@ STATES SAMUEL Bannon, or NEW Yoax, N. x.

BnAssInn Application led October 16, 1922.v Serial No. 594,930.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BARUCH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassires, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved brassire, and the main objects of the invention are to provide a smooth, close-fitting front portion maintained substantially taut by elastic sections so located as to bring any excess fullness to the rear; to draw in .and Vprop,- erly support the diaphragm, and to better su port the bust.

n the accompanying drawing I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention designed to secure the afore-mentioned objects and having other advantages which will be hereinafter pointed out or will be apparent from the consideration of the construction illustrated. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front view.

Fig. 2 is a rear view, and

Fig. 3 shows the garment in extended position.

In my improved brassire there is provided a body portion 10 of substantially inelastic fabric adapted to encircle the body from a line somewhat below the waist line to a line above the bust, or substantially at the arm pits. The vertical rear edges of the body portion may be provided with reinforcing strips 11, 12, which may be detachably secured together along the center line of the back by hooks and eyes or other suitable fastening devices. The upper and lower edges of the body portion may be provided with darts or pleats 13, 14 and 15 to insure the proper fit.

As one important feature of my invention I provide a reinforcing strip 16 of a tape or other inelastic material secured to the body portion and extending transversely across the front above the waist line, and then diagonally upwardly and rearwardly to the rear marginal strips 11 and 12 where the ends may be directly secured together or secured by means of said strips 11 and 12. This strip 16 at the front comes below the bust and substantially at the elevation of the diaphragm so that the strip 16, when the garment is in place, tends to holdin the diaphragm and to support the bust and hold the latter substantially firm. There are preferably a plurality of these strips in substantially parallel and spaced relationship. A

tion 10 and extending across the front from tends to a short distance below the waist line and at the hips there are provided elastic gussets 1S of substantially triangular form and extensible in the general direction of the waist line. The strip 17 terminates adjacent to the upper ends or apexes of these gussets. The back of the body ortion is provided with elastic strips 19 which extend in the same general line as the front strip 17, and from the upper corners of the elastic gussets to the rear strips 11 and 12. These are secured to the body portion when in stretched or extended form, so that vwhen the garment is in place these strips 19 are extended or stretched, but not necessarily to the full limit, and any fullness in the body portion at the waist line is thus brought to the back, leaving the front portion along the strip 17 smooth. The lower edge of the body portion is provided with a reinforcing strip or hem 20 across the front between the two gussets 18 and strips or hems 21 along the lower edge of the back between the gus- 'one hip to the other. The body portion exsets and the rear strips 11 and 12. These and at the front is provided with any suitable means such as tabs 23 and 24 with hooks for attachment to the corset to hold the garment down and in the proper position. The rear hook on the tab 24 may be caught into the lacing of the corset.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. A brassire including a fabric body portion of substantially inelastic material having a pair of reinforcing strips extending transversely across the front in vertically spaced relationship, the upper strip being disposed above the waist line but below the bust, and thence upwardly and rearwardly to the center line of the back, and the lower strip substantially following the waist line and terminatin at the hips, and elastic means for hol ing said second mentioned strip substantially taut and maintainin any fullness of the body portion at the bar.

2. A brassire including a fabric body portion adapted to encircle the body of the wearer from a line below-the waist line to a line above the bust, and having elastic gussets at the hip portions, an inelastic reinforcing strip along the waist line at the front from the upper end of one gusset -to the upper end o the other, and elastic strips along the waist line at the back'rom said gussets to the center line of the back.

3. A brassire including a substantially inelastic fabric body portion having its lower ortion adapted to extend below the waist ine and provided with substantially triangular elastic portions at the hips below the waist line, elastic strips extendin from the upper corners of said gussets to t e center line of the back, and an inelastic reinforcing strip extending along the waist line at the front from the upper corner of one gusset to the upper corner of the other.

4. A brassire including a substantially inelastic fabric body portion having its lower portion adapted to extend below the waist line and provided with substantially triangular elastic portions at the hips below the waist line, elastic strips extending from the upper corners of said gussets to the center line of the back, an inelastic reinforcing strip extending along the waist line at the front from the upper corner of one gusset to the upper corner of the other, and means at the lower edge of the body portion at the center of the front and at the center of the back for attaching the body portion to the corset and preventing upward movement of the body portion.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this fourteenth day of October, A. D. 1922.

f SAMUEL BAR-UGH. 

